This opt-in Windows measurement creates a new instance in an existing test root (E:\testbed\flow-a or flow-b, or the local setting TestRoot) and uses a local game APK. It is not part of the release suite. Since 11-05 no root folders are built outside the testbed: the root must already exist (it has a mas-avd.json), must not be under the production root D:\ModAVD or a root listed in the local setting ProductionRoots, must be one of TestRoots when that is set, must set its own adbServerPort and scriptAdbServerPort, and must already be on the package to measure; pass that package with -Package to have its version checked. Work is a new path that only holds measurement.json. Pick a free instance number with -Index (default 7); the ports come from the root. Do not run other tests on the instance.
pwsh -NoProfile -File items/created-disk-usage.ps1 -Action Create -Work <new-path> -Root E:\testbed\flow-a -Package <unpacked-release> -Index 7 -DataGB 64
pwsh -NoProfile -File items/created-disk-usage.ps1 -Action Install -Work <new-path> -Apk <game.apk> -Game <game-name> -PackageId <android-package-id>Create records the qcow2 immediately after modavd create finishes its background initialization and shuts down. It then starts the instance with a window and records /data before installation. It requires 1,048,576 inodes before proceeding. Install records the APK hash, verifies that adb reports success and the specified package exists, then records the APK-only state.
If installation fails, keep the original output and take a fresh baseline with -Action Baseline. If the instance was stopped, use -Action Resume to restart it and take that baseline. Retry Install with the same APK and package ID. Add -NoStreaming to use adb's non-streaming installation. Report earlier failed attempts and use the last baseline for the comparison.
To measure downloaded resources, use the game window to download them and reach the intended screen without logging in. Then record the observed stage:
pwsh -NoProfile -File items/created-disk-usage.ps1 -Action Sample -Work <new-path> -Stage 'resources downloaded, login page'
pwsh -NoProfile -File items/created-disk-usage.ps1 -Action Stop -Work <new-path>measurement.json contains timestamps, package version, configured data disk size, qcow2 file length, Windows file allocation, virtual disk size, and each /data sample. spaceKiB is in 1,024-byte units; inode values are counts. Allocation can differ from file length for sparse or compressed files. Neither is the virtual capacity. Record the package archive checksum and the actual game version separately, and describe the observed resource-download stage rather than assuming that an APK includes all resources.
Keep the output for inspection. When finished, stop the instance and delete it with modavd delete <index> in that root; the script never deletes the root or other instances. Do not publish the APK, downloaded resources, or instance data.